IHCI ACO Demonstrates Success of Value-Based Care Model
Indianapolis, IN — The Innovative Healthcare Collaborative of Indiana (IHCI), a joint venture operated by Community Health Network and Deaconess Health Systems, operates a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) known as IHCI ACO. Through this program, IHCI and its partners care for more than 49,000 Medicare beneficiaries across Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois tri-state region and Central Indiana.
According to newly released federal performance data, IHCI ACO successfully met Medicare’s quality and cost goals in 2024—resulting in significant savings for taxpayers while improving care for patients.
IHCI ACO ranked in the top 25% of all 476 MSSP ACOs nationwide for quality performance in 2024. Medicare measures ACO performance on a range of indicators, from preventive screenings and electronic health record use to reducing avoidable hospitalizations. In addition to strong quality scores, IHCI ACO achieved meaningful cost savings, which will be reinvested in population health initiatives that further benefit patients.
“By working together through an ACO, we can deliver higher-quality care at lower cost while preserving patient choice,” said Dr. James Porter of Deaconess Health System and Dr. Patrick McGill of Community Health Network. “ACOs like ours are proving that value-based care improves outcomes, saves Medicare dollars, and strengthens our health system.”
IHCI ACO initiatives include:
· Increasing Medicare beneficiaries’ use of annual wellness visits, screenings, and preventive care.
· Ensuring smooth transitions of care when patients move from the hospital to home or to a skilled nursing facility.
· Sharing best practices among clinicians and specialists to improve outcomes and reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) represent a market-based solution to fragmented, costly care. By aligning incentives, the MSSP empowers local physicians, hospitals, and other providers to collaborate in improving quality, enhancing patient experience, and keeping care affordable.
More National ACOs than ever earned shared savings in 2024, underscoring the program’s growing success. For additional resources, including a fact sheet on MSSP ACOs and “What is an ACO?”, visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website.
About IHCI ACO
IHCI ACO provides the operations needed to support value-based care and specific population health efforts. The primary goals are to identify best practices for population health in collaboration with the participants, create strategies for deploying solutions, and support participants with people, process and tools needed for ACO patient populations. To learn more about our ACO, visit us at: https://lnkd.in/gj4cu8uS
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